Manchester United made a winning start to their Champions League campaign against Basel on Wednesday, having reached the tournament by winning the Europa League, but Wenger has not changed his view on where the competition should lie in his priorities.

"It is not the best chance but one of the opportunities," he said.

"I came out and many times and said I think the best way is through the Premier League.

"This is a different competition and we want to win every competition we play in, but we don't calculate that this is the best way to the Champions League qualification.

"We have done that for 20 years and 20 years by doing it in the Premier League."

Wenger rejected the idea that playing in the Europa League was a dent to his ego as a manager.

"No," he said. "The disappointment for not finishing in the top four was there, of course, but unfortunately we were one point short.

"We made 75 points last year and overall I am humble enough to be happy enough to win every single competition."